By Boluwaji Obahopo
A 400-level student of Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, Kogi State, has been arrested by security operatives over alleged involvement in cult-related activities, including attempted forced initiation, assault and death threats against a fellow student.
The suspect, Adejo Elisha Ojonimi, 25, of the Department of Economics, was apprehended on Friday, June 19, 2026, by members of the Vigilante Service following a complaint by a spillover student of the Department of Food Science and Technology.
According to the complaint, Ojonimi allegedly approached the student and demanded that he join a cult group identified as the Black Axe Confraternity. The student reportedly refused, after which he was allegedly assaulted, injured and threatened with severe consequences if he failed to submit to initiation.
The victim told security authorities that the repeated threats forced him to flee his residence and remain in hiding for several days for fear of his life before he eventually reported the matter.
